A new WADA report into systematic Russian doping details a wide-ranging "institutional conspiracy" that involved more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports, including evidence corroborating large-scale sample swapping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

A new WADA report into systematic Russian doping details a wide-ranging "institutional conspiracy" that involved more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports, including evidence corroborating large-scale sample swapping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Australian photographer Hugh Brown risks his life to document the men, women and children who mine precious minerals by hand. He's encountered the "coal mafia", braved the "mountain that eats men" and been interrogated over terrorist links — and he isn't done yet.

The Victorian Government accuses Canberra of failing to properly fund compliance checks in the family day care sector, leaving the industry open to fraudsters claiming millions of dollars in taxpayers' money.

Australia will become the first country in the world to voluntarily ban the use of whips in harness racing, with the industry's body saying the move aligns with the "high expectations of the community".